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Q40: Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God and man in one person?
A40: It was requisite that the Mediator, who was to reconcile God and man, should himself be both God and man, and this in one person, that the proper works of each nature might be accepted of God for us, and relied on by us,[1] as the works of the whole person.[2]
  1. (Mat 1:21) "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."

    (Mat 1:23) "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US."

    (Mat 3:17) and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

    (Heb 9:14) how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

  2. (1Pe 2:6) For this is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER stone, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.